Abstentious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæneɪvˈeɪliə/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɔːdənɪŋz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɔːdənɪŋz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæneɪvˈeɪliə/.

Examples

not totally abstinent but abstemious

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abstinent

Parts of Speech

adjective

self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink

“not totally abstinent but abstemious”

Word Forms

abstinent	noun	a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
abstinence	noun	the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
abstain	verb	choose not to consume
abstention	noun	the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abstinent

Selbstbeherrschung; keinen Appetit haben, insbesondere nicht auf Essen oder Trinken

🇫🇷French

abstinent

maîtrise de soi; ne pas satisfaire son appétit, surtout pour la nourriture ou les boissons

🇪🇸Spanish

abstemio

autocontrol; no satisfacer el apetito, especialmente por la comida o la bebida

🇮🇹Italian

astemio

autocontrollo; non soddisfare l'appetito soprattutto per cibo o bevande

🇳🇱Dutch

onthouding

zelfbeheersing; geen eetlust opwekken, vooral niet naar eten of drinken

🇵🇹Portuguese

abstencioso

autocontenção; não ceder ao apetite, especialmente por comida ou bebida

🇷🇺Russian

воздержанный

самоограничение; не потворствовать аппетиту, особенно к еде или питью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परहेज़गार

आत्मसंयम; विशेष रूप से भोजन या पेय के लिए भूख न लगाना

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিহারকারী

আত্মসংযম; বিশেষ করে খাবার বা পানীয়ের জন্য ক্ষুধা না লাগা

🇮🇳Tamil

புறக்கணிப்பு

சுய கட்டுப்பாடு; குறிப்பாக உணவு அல்லது பானத்திற்கான பசியை ஈடுபடுத்துவதில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

దూరంగా ఉండేవాడు

స్వీయ నిగ్రహం; ముఖ్యంగా ఆహారం లేదా పానీయం కోసం ఆకలిని కలిగించడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

परावृत्त

आत्म-संयम; विशेषत: अन्न किंवा पेयासाठी भूक न लावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અત્યાચારી

સ્વ-સંયમ; ખાસ કરીને ખોરાક અથવા પીણા માટે ભૂખ લગાડવી નહીં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೈರುಹಾಜರಾದ

ಸ್ವಯಂ ನಿಗ್ರಹ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಆಹಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಪಾನೀಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಹಸಿವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിട്ടുനിൽക്കുന്ന

സ്വയം നിയന്ത്രണം; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഭക്ഷണത്തിനോ പാനീയത്തിനോ വേണ്ടി വിശപ്പ് ഉണ്ടാക്കരുത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਹੇਜ਼ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਸਵੈ-ਸੰਜਮ; ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਭੋਜਨ ਜਾਂ ਪੀਣ ਲਈ ਭੁੱਖ ਨਾ ਲਗਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرہیزگار

خود کو روکنا؛ خاص طور پر کھانے یا پینے کے لیے بھوک نہ لگانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

节制的

自我约束；不放纵食欲，尤其是食物或饮料

🇯🇵Japanese

禁欲的な

自制する。特に食べ物や飲み物に対して食欲をそそらない

🇰🇷Korean

기권하는

자제; 특히 음식이나 음료에 대한 식욕에 방종하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kiêng cữ

tự kiềm chế; không tạo cảm giác thèm ăn, đặc biệt là đồ ăn hoặc đồ uống

🇹🇭Thai

ขาดงาน

การควบคุมตนเอง; ไม่ทำให้อยากอาหารโดยเฉพาะอาหารหรือเครื่องดื่ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

pantang menyerah

menahan diri; tidak menuruti nafsu makan terutama terhadap makanan atau minuman

🇲🇾Malay

berpantang

menahan diri; tidak memenuhi selera makan terutamanya untuk makanan atau minuman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ممتنع

ضبط النفس؛ عدم فتح الشهية خاصة للطعام أو الشراب

🇮🇷Persian

ممتنع

خویشتن داری؛ بی اشتهایی به خصوص برای غذا یا نوشیدنی

🇹🇷Turkish

çekimser

kendini sınırlayan; özellikle yiyecek veya içecek konusunda iştahsızlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

נמנעים

ריסון עצמי; לא לפנק תיאבון במיוחד לאוכל או שתייה

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